Legislators Ask Trump Administration to Reverse Proposed Cuts to Wildfire Prevention, Firefighting Budget

With preparations for wildfire season already underway, Senators Dianne Feinstein, Maria Cantwell, and a group of western Senate colleagues called on the Trump administration to reverse proposed funding cuts to critical wildfire prevention and forest restoration projects throughout the U.S.

Legislators Ask Trump Administration to Reverse Proposed Cuts to Wildfire Prevention, Firefighting Budget

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Wildfire Community Preparedness Day 2019 Set for May 4

Following two years in which wildfires killed more than 100 people and caused over $25 billion in property losses, the National Fire Protection Association and State Farm Insurance announced that national Wildfire Community Preparedness Day will be observed on Saturday, May 4, this year.

Wildfire Community Preparedness Day 2019 Set for May 4

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FHWorld19: CAL FIRE Director Addresses Toll of Fighting ‘Career Fires’ Every Year

The newly-appointed CAL FIRE Director delivered a keynote address on the Golden State's deadly wildfire situation, and how firefighters can manage it, at the opening of Firehouse World 2019 in Los Angeles.

FHWorld19: CAL FIRE Director Addresses Toll of Fighting ‘Career Fires’ Every Year

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Story Next Door: OSU researcher works to advance wildfire prediction models

An Oregon State University assistant professor of mechanical engineering who wanted to study the amount of embers different species of trees generate to help advance his wildfire prediction models is conducting controlled burns on the 14-acre hobby farm in Albany where he and his family live.

Story Next Door: OSU researcher works to advance wildfire prediction models

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Wildfire season: Scientists forecasting hot, dry spring in Pacific Northwest

A new report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is predicting an unusually dry spring for the Pacific Northwest, with a commensurate elevated wildfire danger for the Tri-Cities area in Benton County.

Wildfire season: Scientists forecasting hot, dry spring in Pacific Northwest

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Gov. Gavin Newsom to declare emergency in California amid wildfire threats

Gov. Newsom plans to declare a rare statewide emergency today over the Golden State’s recent string of wildfires, a move he expects will expedite 35 forest-thinning projects and help reduce the wildfire threat.

Gov. Gavin Newsom to declare emergency in California amid wildfire threats

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California wildfire season looms: How can technology help?

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Matt Jolly, a Research Ecologist at the USFS Fire Lab, was among the attendees at a two-day wildfire technology summit which drew about 650 lawmakers, policymakers, scientists, fire officials, tech experts and representatives from utility companies to Sacramento State University to exchange ideas and to hear from climate scientists and academics on how better to deal with wildfires which killed 138 people last year.

California wildfire season looms: How can technology help?

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‘FlameMapper’ workshop to help predict wildfire risks in Nevada City

A FlameMapper presentation Friday will show off the near-real-time software's fire behavior model of the 36-square-mile area surrounding Nevada City to help officials better understand the movement of wildfires and fire intensity over a mapped landscape.

‘FlameMapper’ workshop to help predict wildfire risks in Nevada City

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Remembering Joe “Hoser” Satrapa

Jim Barnes at the Associated Aerial Firefighters recalled CAL FIRE S-2T pilot Joe “Hoser” Satrapa, who flew Tanker 89 out of Grass Valley Air Attack Base, who passed away over the weekend.

Remembering Joe “Hoser” Satrapa

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Training underway as Alberta's wildfire season starts

A professor of wildland fire at the University of Alberta and director of the Western Partnership for Wildland Fire Science said that there's a possibility of wildfires in March, stating that the province's fire season has already started despite snow on the ground.

Training underway as Alberta's wildfire season starts

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Another Voice: A private-public partnership could improve wildfire alerts

An Op-Ed piece suggests that a public-private partnership could bring together government crisis planners and their civilian counterparts to better deal with wildfire alerts to the public.

Another Voice: A private-public partnership could improve wildfire alerts

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Sierra Nevada Conservancy Governing Board awards over $26 million for forest health projects

The Sierra Nevada Conservancy Governing Board has authorized over $26 million in funds for 35 projects that will reduce wildfire risk, protect water supply, and restore forest and watershed health in the Sierra Nevada region.

Sierra Nevada Conservancy Governing Board awards over $26 million for forest health projects

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Wildfire Technology Innovation Summit

California's first Wildfire Technology Innovation Summit will bring leaders and practitioners from state and local governments, academia, and industry together to discuss the challenges of wildfires and tools that can help better manage these devastating disasters, at CSU Sacramento March 20-21.

Wildfire Technology Innovation Summit

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Cal Poly researchers ready to tackle California’s catastrophic fires with new institute

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo professors and students from a variety of fields want to create a research institute to study mega-fires and make California more resilient to them.

Cal Poly researchers ready to tackle California’s catastrophic fires with new institute

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California Suffered More Wildfire Damage Than Any Other State In 2018

A new report from the National Interagency Fire Center details the damage done to the Golden State by wildfires in 2018, a year in which wildfires burned more than 1.8 million acres statewide.

California Suffered More Wildfire Damage Than Any Other State In 2018

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Human-caused wildfire burns 565 acres south of Tucson

The Coronado National Forest Service reported that fire crews continue to battle a human-caused wildfire that has burned 565 acres on the slopes of the Sierra Vista Ranger District's Mt. Washington south of Tucson.

Human-caused wildfire burns 565 acres south of Tucson

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Washington Guard Aviators receive training and evaluation in preparation for fire season

Washington National Guard air crews have already begun training and receiving evaluations from the state Department of Natural Resources and the U.S. Forest Service as wildfire season approaches.

Washington Guard Aviators receive training and evaluation in preparation for fire season

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CAL FIRE Submits Report on Protecting Vulnerable Communities from Catastrophic Wildfire

CAL FIRE sent along a press release about how they submitted a 45-Day Report to the governor which identified high priority fuels reduction projects and other measures to protect over 200 of the most wildfire-vulnerable communities, while putting the state on a path toward long-term wildfire prevention and forest health.

CAL FIRE Submits Report on Protecting Vulnerable Communities from Catastrophic Wildfire

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SoCal Edison camera network monitors potential wildfires

Southern California Edison touted their network of wildfire cameras, which helped the SoCal Edison command center relay timely information to fire agencies battling the Holy Fire in Orange County last summer.

SoCal Edison camera network monitors potential wildfires

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Preparing for Wildfire Season in Nevada County – Week 13: Neighborhood awareness

In Nevada County's ongoing series on preparing for wildfire season, installment #13 looks at the benefits of neighborhood awareness, which includes formulating the best evacuation routes to take to escape an oncoming wildfire.

Preparing for Wildfire Season in Nevada County – Week 13: Neighborhood awareness

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CA Governor Wants $40M for More CAL FIRE Firefighters

With California facing the worst wildfire conditions in its history, the governor is asking for an additional $40 million to add firefighters and apparatus, but some lawmakers want more than double that amount to beef up CAL FIRE.

CA Governor Wants $40M for More CAL FIRE Firefighters

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